I favor the bill on its merits, not because of who’s spending. I’m not even used to seeing Republicans equating business backing of a bill with the bill’s wrongness. Democrats? Yes, but not Republicans. I don’t think it should be a factor at all. I want to save the sales tax from becoming obsolete, and from having to be replaced by “progressive” taxation, as it probably will, since as people shift from local to national and global, firms not called Amazon still aren’t going to have distribution in every state.

Limited government does not mean no government, particularly at the state level. The money’s got to come from somewhere. Either we shore up the sales tax or we raise other taxes, all else being equal.

Yes, our networks are vulnerable, as Michael Chertoff points out was a lesson of Google’s massive Wi-Spy Street View network spying operation. But note that regulation of the Internet won’t secure local networks! It won’t even address the problem of poor private sector decision making! That’s why tools like the DARPA power strip work!

Also, Mobile is it, and we need real spectrum reform to keep FCC, FTC, and DoJ from being a three-headed impediment to efficient, market-based spectrum allocation.

I find it interesting that the Obama administration is making a public fight over the Apple/iBooks case instead of just fighting it in court. Why do that if this is just a matter of enforcing the law, and not motivated by some need to get attention and single out Apple? Remember: Apple may be a favorite of hippies, but Google is the favorite of the Obama administration, going back to the early days when then-CEO Eric Schmidt was directly involved as an adviser in the campaign.

Breaking: Kim Dotcom is now blaming Barack Obama and not Joe Biden for the vast conspiracy against him. Wait until he finds out that President Romney will be even more pro-copyright… I guess fatty will have to claim that the conspiracy got to Mittens.